Postmarking and stamp-canceling machine.



PATENTED NOV. 8, 1904.

G. W. HEY.

POSTMARKING AND STAMP UANGELING MACHINE.

APPLIGATION FILED JULY 21. 1890.

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PATENTED NOV. 8, 1904.

G. W. HEY. POSTMARKING AND STAMP OANCELING MACHINE.

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No. 774,247. PATENTED NOV. 8. 1904.

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POSTMARKING AND STAMP UANGELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION IILBD JULY 21. 1890.

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G. W. HEY. POSTMARKING AND STAMP CANGBLING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 21. 1890.

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No. 774,247. I PATENTED NOV. 8,1904. G. W. HEY.

POSTMARKING AND STAMP CANOELING MACHINE.

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No. 774,247. PATENTED NOV. 8, 1904.

G. w. HEY.

POSTMARKING AND STAMP GANGELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 21. 1890. no MODEL. 7SHEETS-SHBET 7 5 471 /HgK/z/y I UNTTED STATES Patented November 8, 1904:.

PATENT EEICE.

GEORGE W. HEY, OF SYRACUSE, NEWV YORK.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 774,247, dated November8, 1904.

Application filed July 21,1890. Serial No. 359,361. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE WV. HEY, of Syracuse, in the county ofOnondaga, in the State of New York, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Postmarking and Stamp-Canceling Machines, of which thefollowing, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is afull, clear, and exact description.

My invention has for its object the production of an automatic machinefor stamp-canceling and postmarking letters and mail-matter generally;and it consists, essentially, in a stamp-canceling and postmarkingdevice located normally in the path of movement of the mail-matter onthe supporting feed-bed of the machine anda contact-finger lyingnormally in said path and connected to the marker, whereby the sameautomatically defines the starting and stopping point of the impressionon the mail-matter whilein transit without the necessity of stopping andtiming said mail-matter as it is fed through the machine.

It consists also in a marking device composed of two sections mounted ona common spindle, one section carrying a feeding-belt and the othersection a marking-die and in combining with said marking devicemechanism for bringing the die into action by the letter or mail-matterwhile in transit.

It also consists in providing the marker with means for stopping theimpression-die so as to automatically define the impression.

It consists also in combining with the feedbed belts or conveyers, withtheir carryingsurfaces contiguous, between which the mailmatter is fedto the stamp or marker, one of said carriers being of lesswidth than theother to permit the marking-die to protrude into the path of the movingmail-matter, as hereinafter more particularly described.

It furthermore consists in combining with the above-mentioned carriers alip or bottom belt which serves to bring the letters in position to betaken by the above-mentioned carriers and fed to the marker.

It consists also in combining with the marker a letter-counter whichoperates in }-unison with the marker when the latter is set in motion byaletter encountering the contact-finger and counts the letters as theyare fed past the marker.

It consists also in combining with the main shaft of the machine aletter-tray and an oscillating letter-packer, by means of which theletters are packed or bunched as they issue from the marker mechanismand propelled to the outgoing mails.

It consists, furthermore, in the detail construction, combination, andarrangement of the parts, all as hereinafter more fully described, andpointed out in the claims.

In specifying my invention reference is had to the accompanyingdrawings, in which like characters indicate corresponding parts in allthe views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation illustrating the general arrangement of theparts with the side wall of the facing-table next to the markingapparatus and counter broken away to illustrate those parts. Fig. 2 isan end elevation showing the arrangement of the gears and actuatingmechanism. Fig. 3 shows the opposite end of the machine in elevation,illustrating the letter tray and packing mechanism; also, the marker,inking-roller, and yoke for supporting the marker. Fig. 4 is a top planshowing the facing-table, relative arrangement of the parts, thecounter, and the lettertray. Fig. 5 is a transverse vertical sectionshowing a detail of the packer mechanism. Fig. 6 is a detached side viewof the packer mechanism. Fig. 7 is a detached plan view of one form ofthe marker-actuating mechanism, showing details of construction, theparts being shown in their normal position. Fig. 8 is an enlarged sideelevation of the marking device and the actuating mechanism, asillustrated in Fig. 7. Figs. 9 and 10 represent top plan views ofmarker-actuating mechanism, the parts being shown in two consecutivepositions occupied by them as a piece of mailmatter passes thismechanism. Fig. 11 shows the arrangement of the carrying-belts. Fig. 12shows the arrangement of the belts when the bottom belt consists of alip formed on the wider of the feed belts; and Fig. 13,

Sheet 6, a detail isometric view showing the stop mechanism for thedie-section forming part of the marking mechanism.

The frame of the machine is composed of the bed A and legs B B. Upon thebed A are mounted the operative parts of the mechanism, among which isthe letter-supporting feed-bed, consisting in the present instance ofthe letter-feed or carrying-belts a b 0. The belt or carrier (0 issupported at the end next to the fly-wheel, as shown in Fig. 2, in aninclined yoke on a drum (0, and it passes around a pressure-roller (0which is arranged vertically in relation to the bed A.

The carrying-belt b is supported in an inclined yoke 6 as best shown atFig. 1, the opposite end of said belt or carrier Z) passing around theupper section of the markingroller, which stands vertically in relationto the supportingbed A and opposite to the pressure-roller a, whichcarries the belt a.

A horizontal belt 0 passes over drums c c at opposite ends of themachine immediately underneath the belts a b. The drum 0 is supported ona vertical extension of the bracket 1, as shown in Fig. l, and it willbe observed that the belts a b c constitute the feed-carriers by whichthe mail-matter is fed to the marking and packing mechanism, as will bemore particularly described when 1 describe the operation of themachine.

As best seen in Figs. 1, 2, and L, the gears i i i icommunicate motionto the belt-drums from the main shaft H, which is journaled in bearingsmounted on the supporting-bed A.

Power is transmitted to the shaft H by a belt 7t" and the pulleys G fromthe pulleys F on the treadle crank-shaft C, said shaft being providedwith a fly-wheel I), as shown in the drawings. One of the pulleys G istightly secured to the shaft H and the other pulley G turns looselythereon, whereby the two pulleys form what are usually termed a tightand a loose pulley.

The shipper L is provided for throwing the feeding device in and out ofoperation, as desired.

J represents the facing-table, (best shown in the plan view, Fig. 4,)upon which the letters are faced, whence they pass through an opening 7'onto the letter-carriers just described.

The marking device Y is composed of two parts y y, as best shown in theenlarged detached View, Fig. 8. Both of said parts are journaled uponthe shaft Y. The part 1/ is constantly rotated, preferably by the belt 5passing around the same, as shown best in Fig. 3, and is provided uponits lower head with a ratchet R, while the die-carrying section y isnormally at rest and is provided with dogs 0 r, as best shown in Figs.7, 9, and 10, which serve to connect the section 3/ with theupperconstantly-rotating section y, as presently described.

Cam-triggers r r are pivoted on the head of the section and when themarking-die is at restsaid triggers are tensioned by springs 2, so thattheir long limb rests on a shoulder or offset 1 in the short limb of thedogs 9* r, and their short limb lies normally in close proximity to theperiphery of the head of the die-carrying section 1/. As best seen inFigs. 7 and 8, the lower head of said section is provided with a cam WV,against the periphery of which an upward projection w" on a pivotedlever to is yieldingly forced by the spiral S, having one end secured tosaid lever and the other to a suitable support. (Not illustrated.) Thiscam is formed on its periphery with two oppositely-arrangedinwardly-extending engaging shoulders w, Fig. 7 which are located at theend of two oppositely-arranged inclines or teeth on said periphery. Theend of the lever w is forced outward by said cam-teeth against theaction of the spring S, and. when registered with the shoulders w itsupwardly-extending projection is immediately drawn by the spring S intoengagement with said shoulder w. As there are two of the shoulders 10,the die-carrying section 7 of the printing-roller is stopped after everyhalf-revolution, and the cam W and the lever w thus constitute a stopmechanism for auto rnatically defining the impression made by theprinting-dies y, Fig. 8. When, as presently described, the die-carryingsection ;1/ is again brought into action, the lever w is readily forcedoutward by the incline of the cam W, as said cam revolves until the nextstop-shoulder w is registered with and engaged by said lever 20, thuspreventing the dies 1/ from rebounding or rotating in a reversedirection to that indicated by the arrow. The friction of the lever wagainst the cam W causes the same to act as a brake and to immediatelystop the rotation of the loosely-journaled diecarrying section 1/ assoon as the dog 9' is re leased from the ratchet R, and hence the section g/ is released from the constantly-rotating section y.

Supported on an extension of the bed A is a finger Z, provided with aprojection z,which extends into the path of the short oroutwardextending limb of the dog r and serves to throw off the dog 0against the action of its tensioning-spring 3 and. from its contact withthe ratchet R on the section 1 of the marking device. It will beobserved that the marking die is arranged with its forward extremitylying or projecting into the letter-path, so that the die commences toregister on the letter when the advancing end of the letter encountersthe die. The marking-die is both normally at rest and in the path of theletter.

The action of the die-carrying section is controlled by means of thecontact-finger or stamp-tripper, which is composed of a movable lever orlevers suitably connected to the marker-actuating means, and motion istransmitted to said die-section y by means of the rotating section 3 andthe actuating devices between such section and 2 when the stamptripperis moved by the advancing letter or other mail-matter.

As best illustrated in Figs. 7 to 10, the contact-finger orstamp-trigger consists of two levers X and X, connected in the mannershown and hereinafter described to the trip-lever The levers X X areforced to operative position by springs 5 and 6 and lie normally in thepath of the movement of the mail-matter against the carrying-belt a andare pivoted to each other at 0 Fig. 8, with one lever, X, pivoted at wto the lever X and the other lever, X, pivoted to a .post L on the mainframe at The lever is pivoted at m to a post :0 on

' the frame A, and said lever X is provided with a shoulder which liesin close proximity to the short limb of the trigger r on the head of thesection y of the marker.

The action of the stamp tripping or releasing device is as follows: Theextremities of the levers X X lie normally in the path of the movementof the mail-matter, and when encountered thereby said levers are forcedbackward against the action of the springs 5 and 6 and force the lever Xinto contact with the trigger 9", as shown at Fig. 9. This lever thenrocks the cam-trigger against the action of its tensioning-spring 2 anddisengages the long arm of said trigger from the shoulder 1 on the shortarm of the dog '2', whereupon the spring 3 forces said dog intoengagement with the ratchet R, secured to the loosely-rotating drum y,and thereby effects a half-revolution of the marking portion y, rigidlysecured to the shaft Y. As the lever X approaches the farther lever Xthe lever X is withdrawn from contact with the cam-trigger asillustrated at Fig. 10, and both levers X X are caused to resume theirnormal position, as indicated in Fig. 7, and to be pressed yieldinglytoward the carrier-belt a by the springs 5 6 after the passage of themailmatter.

The function of the three levers X X X with respect to each other willbe readily understood upon reference to Figs. 8, 9, and 10 of thedrawings. Their action in respect to each other is as follows: As theletter advances toward the die releasing or tripping device it firstencounters the end of the lever X, forcing the same away from thecarrierbelt a and causing it to swing on the pivot m as a center. At thesame time it carries along with it the trigger-tripping lever X which isattached to the leverX by the pivot 02 and causes the end of said leverto strike against the outwardly-extending limb of the trigger 7', thusdisengaging the same from the shoulder I on the dog 9", whereby the saiddog is released and caused to engage the ratchet R on thecontinuously-revolving part y of the marking-roller Y. The die-carry- 1ing section 1 is thus caused to revolve and to mark the letter.Immediately after the dog W has been released the mail-matter strikesagainst the end of the second lever or finger, X, thereby rocking saidlever on its pivot :0 mounted on the post 4. The pivot w is therebycaused to swing toward the belt a, and the lever a, swinging with thesaid pivot, causes the pivot or center 92 to swing toward the belt (4,whereby the end of the trigger-tripping lever X is caused to move awayand out of the path of the outwardly-extending limb of the trigger r intime to allow the same to pass with the now-revolving die-carryingsection y.

As previously stated, as soon as the dog a" (which is secured to thedie-carrying section 3 engages the ratchet R the die-carrying,

section commences to revolve and impresses the die 1 upon themovingletter. This revolution of the die-carrying section continuesuntil the extended limb of the dog 1* comes in contact with thedisengaging projection 2 of the finger Z, which throws the dog?" out ofengagement with the ratchet R, whereupon the pivoted lever 20, which hasfollowed the cam W in its revolution, stops the die-carrying section inposition ready to operate on the next letter. As the dog r is disengagedfrom the ratchet R its short arm swings around suificiently to cause itsshoulder 1 to be engaged by the catch or shoulder on the springtrigger9", whereby the said dog is held out of engagement with the ratchetuntil again released, as above described. (See the lower dogs in Figs. 9and 10.) A small idler 20, Figs. 7, 9, and 10, is placed opposite thecontact finger or releaser X, X, and X and serves to press the advancingend of the mailmatter into contact therewith, and thus insure theengagement of the end of the letter with said contact-finger. I

The belt-carrying drum (0 constitutes a pressure-roller and is locatedopposite to the marking-roller, as shown in Figs. 7, 9, and 10, and issustained yieldingly in ayoke N, mounted on the supporting-bed A, asbest illustrated in Fig. 3. I

An elliptic spring V, Fig. 3, yieldingly supports the bearings of thepressure-roller a and enables the passage of letters of differentthicknesses.

The dies 3/ are inked by the inking-roller O, which is sustained in anoscillating yoke 0, Fig. 1. The bottom belt 0 extends longitudinallyover the letter-supporting bed, as shown in Fig. l, and across theletter-tray K for the purpose of carrying the letters into the trayafter they pass the marking device. The belt 0 also serves to carry theletters to the feeding-belts a and b when the letters are fed into themachine from the facing-table.

The letter-counter is shown in plan view, Fig. 4, at T, and consists ofany ordinary and suitable counting mechanism connected in IOO IIO

any desirable manner to the marking device, whereby every impression of,a marking die, which represents the passage of a letter through themachine, is accurately recorded on the counter. It is, however, deemedunnecessary to specifically describe herein said counter and themechanism connecting the same to the marking-die. I

A glass port 0) is provided in the top of the facing-table, as shown inFig. 4, where the indicator can be read off when desired.

The packing mechanism P is best illustrated atFigs. 1, 3, 5, and 6, andconsists, essentially, of oscillating arms 12 p, which are connected bythe oscillating connection 71. and pitmen [2 if to the face-plate crankit, which is located on the shaft H, as shown at Fig. 6. cillating arm pprojects through the slot in the frame of the facing-table over the belt0 and serves to push the latter out of the letterchannel 70, as shown inFig. 5, into the tray K, where the arm 19 pushes the letters along thebottom of the tray toward the outgoing mail.

It will be understood that a block, as indicated in dotted lines at Q,in Fig. 5, slides along the bottom of the tray and is placed so as tosupport letters upon their edges as they drop into the tray and that thearms p of the packer P alternately oscillate in and out, as shown by thedotted lines in said Fig. 5. These packer-arms p p extend nearly acrossthe tray K, as shown in Fig. 6, and oscillate on the shafts p p in aframe supported on the bracket I, as shown in Figs. 1 and 6 aforesaid.The packer P is actuated by the rotation of the shaft H, and its actionis timed with the speed of the feeding-carriers, so as to act in harmonytherewith.

In describing the operation of the invention I desire to call attentionto the fact that the letters are placed on the facing-table, as shown inFig. 4, and are fed from said table into the machine with thepostage-stamps uniformly arranged.

The letters or mail-matter which drop on the inclined belt a restedgewise on the bottom belt 0 in the letter-channel, and when power isapplied to the machine the letters are carried forward to thecarrying-belts a 6, between which they are carried onward to the markingdevice Y. As they pass the contact-finger X X the lever X is broughtinto contact with the trigger 0*, which in turn throws the dog '2" intoengagement with the revolving ratchet and brings into action themarking-dies, thereby canceling the stamps .and impressing the postmarkson the moving mail-matter. On passing the marking device the letters aremoved on the belt 0 to the packing mechanism, the upper arm of whichstrikes the lower edge of the letter and causes the letter to drop inthe tray, whereupon the lower arm of the packer pushes it onward towardthe outgoing mail, each succeeding let- The os-,

ter, newspaper, or postal card fed through the machine being treated inthe same manner.

The action of the marking and packing devices is continuous inconsequence of the automatic action of the marking device. Hence themachine can be fed with great rapidity without impairing the efficiencyof its action on the moving mail-matter.

It is to be observed that the marking-die being arranged near theletter-supporting bed, consisting, in the present instance, of thehorizontal'belt 0, adapts the machine to letters of varying widths,because the postage-stamp end of the letter comes near the bottom of thesupporting feed-bed in the movement of the mail-matter through themachine, and letters of different thicknesses pass through freely, owingto the arrangement of the pressure-roller in the slotted yoke N, aspreviously described.

I do not restrict myself to the construction and arrangement of thecarrying-belts, as the bottom belt 0 may be dispensed with and any othersuitable movable bottom support substituted therefor. Thus the belt acan be provided with a lip c integral therewith, as illustrated at Fig.12;nor do I restrict myself to the construction and arrangement of theletter-marker, the essential characteristics of which consists inconstructing the marker in two sections and rotating one constantly,while the other is normally at rest, then bringing the dormant sectioninto action through the medium of the moving mail-matter by anyarrangement of mechanism suitable for the purpose.

Although I employ two dies 3 g on the die-carrying section, by means ofwhich the Work of the marker is considerably lessened, inasmuch as itrequires but a half-revolution of the marker to a mark a letter, yet Ido not limit my invention to any particular number of dies, neither do Ilimit it to its precise form and construction, since the same may beconsiderably varied without departing from the spirit of my invention. Ido not, however, claim, broadly, the combination, with aletter-supporting feed-bed, of a movably-supported marking-roller heldnormally at rest, nor the combination, with a letter-feed, of amarking-roller, and a contact-finger connected to operate themarking-roller without stopping the letter to control the registry ofthe marking-die thereon, as the same forms the subject-matter of mypending application, Serial No. 143,259, filed September 17, 1884.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In amail-marking machine, the combination with a supporting feed-bed,of a letterfeed composed of belts carried respectively on theimpression-roller and upon a continuouslyrotating feed-roller journaledon the markingrollershaft, of a marking-roller mounted on the shaft withsaid feed-roller and held nor mally at rest, intermediate connectingmeans between the marking-roller and the continuously-actingfeed-roller, a contact-piece in the letter-path cooperating with saidintermediate connecting means, and means for stopping the marking-rollerafter it has registered, substantiallyas and for the purpose specified.

2. In amail-markingmachine, the combination of a facing-table, acontinuously-acting feed, a marker having its journal-shaft normally atrest and provided with a pinion meshing with a counting mechanismactuated by said marker, intermediate connecting means between the feedand marker, means for stopping the marker after it has registered, acontact-piece in the letter-path cooperating with the intermediateconnecting means, and a letter-packer suitably connected toactconjointly with the marker, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

3. In a machine for stamp -canceling or marking mail-matter, thecombination, with a letter-marker for marking letters, of twocarrying-belts or conveyers arranged with their carrying-surfacescontiguous to each other for feeding the mail-matter to the marker, anda movable bottom support for supporting the letters fed between saidcarrying-belts, substantially as set forth.

4. In a machine for stamp-canceling or marking mail-matter, thecombination, with a letter-marker, of a movable bottom support forsupporting the letters edgewise, and two carrying-belts or conveyersarranged with their carrying-surfaces contiguous to each other, one ofsaid belts having its lower edge above said marker for exposing theletter to the action of the marker, substantially as set forth.

5. In a letter-marking machine, the combination with a feed; of amarking-roller, an impression-roller, and an oscillating letterpacker;of suitable connections between the feed and marker for starting andstopping the marker, and between the marker and packer for' actuatingthe packer in conjunction with the marker, and means for guiding theletters into the receiving-tray, substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

6. In a letter-packing mechanism consisting of oscillating packer-arms,one beneath the other, a shaft, as H, and connections, substantially asdescribed, between the said shaft and arms for oscillating the arms inrelation to each other, substantially as set forth.

7. In a machine for marking mail-matter, the combination with a markernormally at rest, a continuously-acting feed-roller journaled on themarking-roller shaft, said marker and rotating feed-roller beingprovided respectively with a dog and ratchet for intermittentlyconnecting the feeding-roller and marker, a contact-finger projectinginto the letter-path, and means, substantially as described, between thedog and the contact-finger, and operated by the latter to bring themarker into action, substantially as set forth.

8. In a machine for marking mail-matter, the combination with a markernormally at rest; of a contin uously-acting feed-rollerjournaled on themarking-roller shaft, said feedroller and marker carrying respectively aratchet and dog for intermittently connecting the marker to saidfeed-roller; of a contactfinger projecting into the letter-path, andmeans, substantially as described, between the dog and finger, wherebythe marker is brought into action, and a stop device for forcing saiddog from operative engagement with the ratchet, substantially as setforth.

9. In a machine for stamp-canceling or marking mail-matter, thecombination, with a marker normally at rest, a continuously-acting feedroller journaled on the markingroller shaft, a ratchet and dog forconnecting said continuously acting feed roller and marker, of acontact-finger projecting into the letter-path, means, substantially asdescribed, between said dog and finger, whereby the marker is broughtinto action, a stop for forcing said dog from operative engagement, anda stop for preventing the die from rebounding or rotating in a reversedirection, substantially as set forth.

10. The combination, with a letter-marker composed of a rotating sectionand a die-carrying section, normally at rest, of a ratchet and a dog forconnecting the rotating section with the die-carrying section, atrigger, a triplever, as X and a,.contact-finger composed of two parts,X, X, and connected to the triplever, substantially as set forth.

11. In a letter-marking machine, the combination of acontinuously-acting feed-roller loosely mounted on the marking-rollershaft, a marking-roller normally at rest, a ratchet and dog carried bythe feed-roller and marker for intermittently connecting the marker tothe feed-roller, a disengaging linger as Z, and means for holding thedog disengaged until released by the passage of a letter, and means forreleasing said dog operated by the passing letter, substantially as setforth.

12. In a rotating letter-marker, the combination, with the die-section,of an automatic stop device consisting of a cam, as W, having shoulders,w, and a lever, as 20, substantially as set forth.

13. The combination, with a letter-marker, of a contact-finger composedof two pivoted levers, X, X, normally projecting into the letter-path, atrip-lever, connected, substantially as described, to one of theaforesaid levers. and connections between the marker and the trip-leverfor governing the movement of said marker, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

14. The combination of a supporting feed- ITO bed with a marking-rollerand an impressionrollcr, the said marking-roller being rigidly securedto its shaft and held normally at rest, the marking-roller shaft servingas a journal for a loosely-mounted continuously-rotating feed-roller,intermediate connected means between said feed-roller and the marker,the said marker-shaft being also provided with a pinion meshing with thegear of a registering mechanism, a registering mechanism or counter, anda contact-finger in the letter-path connected to start themarking-roller when a letter comes in contact with said contact-finger,whereby the letter is both marked and registered, substantially as setforth.

15. The combination of a supporting feedbed, a marking-roller andpressure-roller, the shaft of the marking-roller being provided with aloosely-journaled feed-roller carrying a feed-belt, which serves inconnection with a feed-belt carried by the pressure-roller as aletter-feed, the marking-die being normally at rest, and connectingdevices substantially as described, between the feed-roller andmarking-roller shaft; with a contact-finger projecting into theletter-path, a trip-lever, and a stop device, whereby the marking-rolleris automatically connected with the belt-carrying roller Whenever aletter passesand automatically disconnected after the marker hasregistered, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name, in the presence oftwo attesting Witnesses, at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in theState of New York, this 2d day of July, 1890.

GEORGE W. HEY. \Vitnesses:

CLARK H. NORTON, H. E. CI-IAsE.

